When we and/or our
friends are facing trials we appreciate those who pray for us.

Before Jesus went to the
cross, He prayed for every person who would be saved by Him.

John 17:20-21 -
"Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on
me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me,
and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that
thou hast sent me."

Please notice that Jesus
prayed for the unity of those who would trust Him!This is a unity of every truly born again
Christian. This unity is to be a testimony to those who do not know Christ as
Savior.

Psalm 133:1 states the
importance and beauty of this kind of Godly unity.

"Behold, how good
and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"

Looking at other
portions of Scripture, we can find some of the ways there should be unity among
true believers

UNITY OF PERSONALITY -
CHILDREN OF GOD - John 1:12

Very often we say
"He's just like his father", or "She's just like her
mother."

We tend to have
personality traits similar to the personality traits found in our parents.

According to John 1:12, a person who is saved is a
child of God.

The moment a person is
saved the Holy Spirit does a work in his life and he is changed. John 3:1-8

2 Corinthians 5:17

As children of God, we
should now all demonstrate some of the personality characteristics of our
Heavenly Father.

God is forgiving. We are
to forgive.

God cares about the
Spiritual well being of others. We should care about the Spiritual well being
of others.

God cares about the
physical well being of others. We should care about the physical well being of
others.

God is holy. We should
strive for holiness in our own lives.1 Peter 1:15-16

UNITY OF PURPOSE - AMOS 3:3

We can not walk together
in unity unless we are in agreement.We
must agree on the purpose of our lives.I believe every one of us should have a three-fold purpose for living. If
all Christians have these purposes, we will be unified!